London & The South has one hand on the Racing League trophy after increasing its lead on the penultimate night of the competition at Newcastle. Having started the evening 95 points in front, Matt Chapman’s team is now 125 points clear of closest challenger The East ahead of next week’s finale at Southwell

London & The South delivered a potentially decisive blow to its Racing League rivals as the second half of the competition started at Windsor. Matt Chapman’s side began the evening in second place, 16 points behind The East, but now finds itself 95 points clear with an overall total of 581.

The East leads Racing League following night two at Wolverhampton, on a card where six of the seven teams sent out winners. The East tops the table with 289 points after leapfrogging London & The South (270) and Scotland (259), although Charlie Fellowes’ side is the only team to have played both allocated jokers.

Scotland bids to capitalise on a strong opening night as Racing League switches to the all-weather at Wolverhampton for week two on Thursday, July 31. Now under the leadership of broadcaster Alex Steedman, Scotland sits just two points behind leader London & The South after both teams sent out three winners at Great Yarmouth last week.

London & The South and Scotland were the standout teams as season five of Racing League started at Great Yarmouth, with both sides sending out three winners on the night.